cargo trucks

Heavy goods transporters

Cargo trucks are large motor vehicles designed to transport goods and materials.

The term emphasizes their freight-hauling function, distinguishing them from passenger vehicles or specialized trucks like fire engines.

Cargo trucks range from delivery vans to eighteen-wheelers: A fleet of cargo trucks lined the loading dock.

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primary payload type

cargo truckspassenger vehicles

Machines moving people around

passenger cars · buses · coaches · people movers · limousines

vehicle size and capacity

cargo trucksmotorcycles

Motorized two-wheeled vehicles

scooters · mopeds · smart cars · microcars · bicycles

transportation mode

cargo truckscargo ships

Vessels for transporting goods

freight trains · cargo planes · cargo aircraft · barges · container ships

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G